After stating yesterday that Leon and Frosty had two of the most instantly recognizable clown characters of the early Clown College era, here come two more...
Jim Howle and Earle "Mr. Clown" Chaney.
I've never had the pleasure of meeting Earle but I've met Jim on a few occasions and he's one of my FAVORITE people in the world to talk to. What a great storyteller!
We got to talking at the Clown College reunion in 2001 and were both so wrapped up in the conversation that we didn't realize that almost 2 hours had gone by, everyone else had left and that they'd closed the Adventuredome and we were both now locked in!
Jim's tramp makeup, which once seemed like such a unique and stylized break with tradition, now (thanks to Russian clowns in Slava's Snowshow, AGA-BOOM, "O", and La Nouba) looks amazingly contemporary and cutting edge! I doubt he has any idea just how avante-garde he is!
They are joined in the center by someone who deserves a lot of credit, Tricia "Pricilla Mooseburger" Manuel Bothun, a great clown and clown arts educator. She has helped hundreds of clowns to improves their makeups, costumes and characters through her many educational programs.
For more info on Tricia, Mooseburger Originals, Moose Camp, Moose Camp-On-the-Road or the Great Clown Adventure please visit http://www.mooseburger.com
I just wanted to say I know all three of these people and they're all great people.They all do great things for helping clowns new and old. Earl did have a great magic store in vegas I believe he still does. Trisha of course has her school which has greatly helped the local clowns around the country. She also turns out some great costumes. And of course Jim howle has his makeup line. Tom and I use his makeup exclusively. I highly recommend trying it if you never have. He will even custom make it how ever you need it. Thanks to these three who have helped so many in our field. Keep up the good work.
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Pat, I have been getting Mooseburger news letters for a long time. Even before the blogs. Very intertaining and helpfun. Nice to see her picture on your blog. The world gets smaller and smaller.
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